Qazi Ahmad Masood Source: India Business Law Journal Abstract: Tiger Global marks a shift from treaty-based certainty to fact-driven anti-avoidance enforcement. While reaffirming GAAR’s strength, the judgment conditions treaty benefits on substantive […]
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Law School Policy Review & Kautilya Society is an organization that publishes scholarly articles and commentary on legal and policy issues. Its content covers a range of topics including regulatory governance of financial markets, digital media ethics and intermediary guidelines, family law and equity, procedural critiques of judicial decisions, and analyses of legal concepts such as consent and autonomy. The organization provides a platform for legal scholars and practitioners to explore contemporary legal challenges and reforms, often with a focus on Indian law and policy frameworks.
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Freebies In Election Manifestos: Democratic Risk And An Institutional Lock-In
Navya Dubey Source: Wikimedia Commons Abstract: This article examines how the constitutional and statutory framework governing election manifestos has created an institutional lock-in that leaves electoral promises largely unregulated. The article posits […]
Legislating Non-Retrogression: Constitutional Challenge to Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Arjun Singh Source: The Hindu Abstract: Section 44(3) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, does not merely restrict the right to information. It invokes Puttaswamy to destroy the proportionality floor […]
Beyond Control and Contracts: Re-imagining Employment Relationships in Indian Tax Jurisprudence
Manav Pamnani & Huzaifa Kapadia Abstract: This paper discusses the recent Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax v. Paul Dhinakaran decision, which held that a mere existence of managerial authority or designation is […]
Tribunal’s Dilemma: The Interpretive Burdens of Madras Bar Association v. Union of India
Anshuman Shukla & Anjali Sirohi* Abstract: On 19th November 2025, the Supreme Court delivered its latest and sixth iteration of the Madras Bar Association series of cases. The matter specifically pertained to […]
Exiling Menstrual Exile: Employing Article 17 as a Multiplier Right to Demolish ‘Period Huts’ in India
Ritwik Sharma Abstract: This article argues that menstrual exile through “period huts” constitutes untouchability under Article 17. Critiquing the Supreme Court’s ignorance of this social evil in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Government […]
Executive Adjudication and the Waqf Paradox: Examining §3C & §4 of the 2025 Waqf Amendment Act
Siddhant Prabhu & Digveejay Upadhyay Abstract: The management and adjudication of Waqf Properties have long been a crucible for legal contestation around executive interference, religious autonomy, and minority rights. This article departs […]
From Lalita Kumari to Section 173(3) BNSS: FIR Registration, Police Discretion, and the Constitution after the BNSS
Sharnam Agarwal & Yashika Chouksey Abstract: This article examines the shift in FIR jurisprudence from the mandatory registration framework of Lalita Kumari to the discretionary regime under Section 173(3) of the BNSS. By analyzing […]
Reproductive Autonomy On Trial: Rethinking India’s Ban On Second-Child Surrogacy
Siddhi Bhosale Abstract: This article questions India’s ban on second-child surrogacy under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021, highlighting how it overlooks couples facing secondary infertility. It argues that the blanket restriction unfairly […]
The Ghost in the Administrative Machine: Toward a Constitutional Doctrine of Algorithmic Review in India
Paras Sharma Abstract: The Indian administrative state is increasingly deploying automated and algorithmic systems to govern welfare delivery, policing, and access to public services. While these technologies are often justified on grounds […]